The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1887-05-19
o'BRIEN MoBREp.
He and His Party Assaulted by
Roughs.
o'Rrlen Has a Narrow Escape From
Injury.
Illustration of the intolerance of
Canadian orangemen.

ToRoNro. May 1S.-Mr O'Brien said TO-
day he would not definitely:say what his
movements would be beyond Friday. He
expects to leave here at s o'clock tonight for
Ottawa, arriving in that city at 7.3O O'Clock
tomorrow morning. He will address a
meeting there tomorrow night and one at
Kingston on Friday night. He has been
urged to speak at Hamilton on Monday, and
1t is just possible he may accept. and return
to New York by way of Buffalo.
Messrs. O'Brien and Kilbride visited yari-
GUS Catholic institutions to-day and were
heartily welcomed. On the streets they were
hooted at several times by roughs. No
serious demonstration took place till eve-
ming. At $50 o'clock President Mulligan of
the local branch of the National League
come into the hotel and asked the party to
take walk. Some one suggested that it
would hardly be safe as crowds of roughs
were on the street. z Brien persisted in go-
ing. The party got out OF tie hotel with
difficulty. When once on the street tn5y wore
surrounded by hewling mob, who yelled
Traitor, Down with the dynamiter," !"
several blows aimed at him and finally the
little group were driven TO bay against
wall
"You cowardly dogs" shouted O'Brien.
don't you see we are unarmedY'
"GroanS and Kisses were the reply, Two
policemen standing near made no effort to
disperse the crowd.
O'Brien and his half dozen friends pushed
on into Bay street and there stones began
to fly.
O'grien and Secretary Cahill of the Ma
ti0nal League lost their hats, while j. p.
wall, New York Tribune correspondent,
was Knocked senseless by brick bat. Wall
was carried into a drug stone. The police
men refusing to help, O'Brien attempted to
take refuge IN Sbarp's laundry, and failing
In that rushed into the bycicle store of Thos.
Lator, Jr., adjoining. A yolley of stones
shattered the windows and the mob burst
into the store, yelling like demons, shower
ing missiles in the direction which O'Brien
6ad taken towards the end of the store.
Some ladies and old women screamed and
tainted, while the mob tumbled pell NELL.
nelter kelter over bycicles and other machin-
cry, smashing one against an other in savage
Inry and amid cries of xiii the traitor.''
pHang him" "Lansdowne for ever" o.
eastman, an official of the Crown land de-
paTtment, and reached the hotel in safety
ID. L. Cahlll was knocked down and re-
celyed TWO dangerous cuts from broken bot
Ties, ana more than score of other persons
were more less seriously injured Lator's
store was completely wrecked and sew
eral hundred dollars worth Of his property
destroyed. Two more policemen appeared
and the rioters had possession of the Streets
an nour, throwing bricks and cobble stones
at group OF unarmed men. Police Ser
geant Adair got cut in the head. When his
three comrades saw this they moved away to
arespectful distance and the mob did as II
pleased; Up to midnight the neighboriood
Oh the kossin House was filed with a mob.
who groaned and yelled to their hearts con-
tent. oOn
Mr.. O'Brien speaks in Ottawa Monday.
kingston Friday, and at Hamilton to-mor,